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Network Working Group N. Duffield | Network Working Group N. Duffield | |||
Internet-Draft AT&T Labs-Research | Internet-Draft AT&T Labs-Research | |||
Intended status: Standards Track A. Morton | Intended status: Standards Track A. Morton | |||
Expires: December 22, 2011 AT&T Labs | Expires: April 29, 2012 AT&T Labs | |||
J. Sommers | J. Sommers | |||
Colgate University | Colgate University | |||
June 20, 2011 | October 27, 2011 | |||
Loss Episode Metrics for IPPM | Loss Episode Metrics for IPPM | |||
draft-ietf-ippm-loss-episode-metrics-02 | draft-ietf-ippm-loss-episode-metrics-03 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
The IETF has developed a one way packet loss metric that measures the | The IETF has developed a one way packet loss metric that measures the | |||
loss rate on a Poisson probe stream between two hosts. However, the | loss rate on a Poisson probe stream between two hosts. However, the | |||
impact of packet loss on applications is in general sensitive not | impact of packet loss on applications is in general sensitive not | |||
just to the average loss rate, but also to the way in which packet | just to the average loss rate, but also to the way in which packet | |||
losses are distributed in loss episodes (i.e., maximal sets of | losses are distributed in loss episodes (i.e., maximal sets of | |||
consecutively lost probe packets). This draft defines one-way packet | consecutively lost probe packets). This draft defines one-way packet | |||
loss episode metrics, specifically the frequency and average duration | loss episode metrics, specifically the frequency and average duration | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on December 22, 2011. | This Internet-Draft will expire on April 29, 2012. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | |||
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3.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 3.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
4. An active probing methodology for Bi-Packet Loss . . . . . . . 11 | 4. An active probing methodology for Bi-Packet Loss . . . . . . . 11 | |||
4.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 4.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
4.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 4.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
4.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 4.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
4.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 4.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
4.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 4.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
4.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 4.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
4.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 4.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
4.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 4.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
5. Loss Epsiode Proto-Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 5. Loss Episode Proto-Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
5.1. Loss-Pair-Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 5.1. Loss-Pair-Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
5.2. Bi-Packet-Loss-Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 5.2. Bi-Packet-Loss-Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
5.3. Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Duration-Number . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 5.3. Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Duration-Number . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
5.4. Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency-Number . . . . . . . . . 14 | 5.4. Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency-Number . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
6. Loss Episode Metrics derived from Bi-Packet Loss Probing . . . 14 | 6. Loss Episode Metrics derived from Bi-Packet Loss Probing . . . 14 | |||
6.1. Geometric Stream: Loss Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 6.1. Geometric Stream: Loss Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
6.1.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 6.1.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
6.1.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 6.1.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
6.1.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 6.1.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
6.1.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 6.1.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
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6.2.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 6.2.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
6.2.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 6.2.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
6.2.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 6.2.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
6.2.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 6.2.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
6.2.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.2.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3. Geometric Stream: Loss Episode Frequency . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3. Geometric Stream: Loss Episode Frequency . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3.1. Metric Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3.2. Metric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3.3. Metric Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3.4. Metric Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
6.3.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 6.3.5. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
6.3.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 6.3.6. Methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
6.3.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 6.3.7. Errors and Uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
6.3.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 6.3.8. Reporting the Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
7. Applicability of Loss Episode Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 7. Applicability of Loss Episode Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
7.1. Relation to Gilbert Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 7.1. Relation to Gilbert Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
8. IPR Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | 8. IPR Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | |||
9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | |||
10. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | 10. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | 11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | 12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | 12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | 12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
1.1. Background and Motivation | 1.1. Background and Motivation | |||
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characterizing the statistics of the patterns of packet loss within | characterizing the statistics of the patterns of packet loss within | |||
the stream of probes. This is useful information in understanding | the stream of probes. This is useful information in understanding | |||
the effect of packet losses on application performance, since | the effect of packet losses on application performance, since | |||
different applications can have different sensitivities to patterns | different applications can have different sensitivities to patterns | |||
of loss, being sensitive not only to the long term average loss rate, | of loss, being sensitive not only to the long term average loss rate, | |||
but how losses are distributed in time. As an example: MPEG video | but how losses are distributed in time. As an example: MPEG video | |||
traffic may be sensitive to loss involving the I-frame in a group of | traffic may be sensitive to loss involving the I-frame in a group of | |||
pictures, but further losses within an episode of sufficiently short | pictures, but further losses within an episode of sufficiently short | |||
duration have no further impact; the damage is already done. | duration have no further impact; the damage is already done. | |||
The loss episode metrics presented here represent have the following | The loss episode metrics presented here have the following useful | |||
useful properties: | properties: | |||
1. the metrics are empirical and do not depend on an underlying | 1. the metrics are empirical and do not depend on an underlying | |||
model; e.g., the loss process is not assumed to be Markovian. On | model; e.g., the loss process is not assumed to be Markovian. On | |||
the other hand, it turns out that the metrics of this memo can be | the other hand, it turns out that the metrics of this memo can be | |||
related to the special case of the Gilbert Model parameters; see | related to the special case of the Gilbert Model parameters; see | |||
Section 7. | Section 7. | |||
2. the metric units can be directly compared with applications or | 2. the metric units can be directly compared with applications or | |||
user requirements or tolerance for network loss performance, in | user requirements or tolerance for network loss performance, in | |||
the frequency and duration of loss episodes, as well as the usual | the frequency and duration of loss episodes, as well as the usual | |||
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o P, the specification of the packet type, over and above the source | o P, the specification of the packet type, over and above the source | |||
and destination addresses | and destination addresses | |||
2.3. Metric Units | 2.3. Metric Units | |||
A Loss Pair is pair (l1, l2) where each of l1 and l2 is a binary | A Loss Pair is pair (l1, l2) where each of l1 and l2 is a binary | |||
value 0 or 1, where 0 signifies successful transmission of a packet | value 0 or 1, where 0 signifies successful transmission of a packet | |||
and 1 signifies loss. | and 1 signifies loss. | |||
The metric unit for Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss takes is a Loss | The metric unit of Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss is a Loss Pair. | |||
Pair | ||||
2.4. Metric Definition | 2.4. Metric Definition | |||
1. "The Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss with parameters (Src, Dst, T1, | 1. "The Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss with parameters (Src, Dst, T1, | |||
T2, F, P) is (1,1)" means that Src sent the first bit of a Type-P | T2, F, P) is (1,1)" means that Src sent the first bit of a Type-P | |||
packet to Dst at wire-time T1 and the first bit of a Type-P | packet to Dst at wire-time T1 and the first bit of a Type-P | |||
packet to Dst a wire-time T2>T1, and that neither packet was | packet to Dst a wire-time T2>T1, and that neither packet was | |||
received at Dst. | received at Dst. | |||
2. The Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss with parameters (Src, Dst, T1, | 2. The Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss with parameters (Src, Dst, T1, | |||
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The metric definition of Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Stream is | The metric definition of Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Stream is | |||
sufficiently general to describe the case where packets are sampled | sufficiently general to describe the case where packets are sampled | |||
from a pre-existing stream. This is useful in the case that there is | from a pre-existing stream. This is useful in the case that there is | |||
a general purpose measurement stream setup between two hosts, and we | a general purpose measurement stream setup between two hosts, and we | |||
which to select a substream from it for the purposes of loss episode | which to select a substream from it for the purposes of loss episode | |||
measurement. In the next section we specialize this somewhat to more | measurement. In the next section we specialize this somewhat to more | |||
concretely describe a purpose built packet stream for loss episode | concretely describe a purpose built packet stream for loss episode | |||
measurement. | measurement. | |||
3.6. Methodologies | 3.6. Methodologies | |||
The methodologies related to the Type-P-One-way-Packet-Loss metric in | ||||
Section 2.6 of [RFC2680] are similar for the Type-P-One-way-Bi- | ||||
Packet-Loss-Stream metric described above. In particular, the | ||||
methodologies described in RFC 2680 apply to both packets of each | ||||
pair. | ||||
3.7. Errors and Uncertainties | 3.7. Errors and Uncertainties | |||
Sources of error for the Type-P-One-way-Packet-Loss metric in Section | ||||
2.7 of [RFC2680] apply to each packet of each pair for the Type-P- | ||||
One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Stream metric. | ||||
3.8. Reporting the Metric | 3.8. Reporting the Metric | |||
Refer to Section 2.8 of [RFC2680]. | ||||
4. An active probing methodology for Bi-Packet Loss | 4. An active probing methodology for Bi-Packet Loss | |||
This section specializes the preceding section for an active probing | This section specializes the preceding section for an active probing | |||
methodology. The basic idea is a follows. We set up a sequence of | methodology. The basic idea is a follows. We set up a sequence of | |||
evenly spaced times T1 < T2 < ... < Tn. Each time Ti is potentially | evenly spaced times T1 < T2 < ... < Tn. Each time Ti is potentially | |||
the first packet time for a packet pair measurement. We make an | the first packet time for a packet pair measurement. We make an | |||
independent random decision at each time, whether to initiate such a | independent random decision at each time, whether to initiate such a | |||
measurement. Hence the interval count between successive times at | measurement. Hence the interval count between successive times at | |||
which a pair is initiated follows a geometric distribution. We also | which a pair is initiated follows a geometric distribution. We also | |||
specify that the spacing between successive times Ti is the same as | specify that the spacing between successive times Ti is the same as | |||
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schedule. Note that the choice of time spacing directly affects the | schedule. Note that the choice of time spacing directly affects the | |||
ability of the host CPU to meet the required schedule (e.g., consider | ability of the host CPU to meet the required schedule (e.g., consider | |||
a 100 microsecond spacing versus a 100 millisecond spacing). | a 100 microsecond spacing versus a 100 millisecond spacing). | |||
For other considerations, refer to Section 3.7. [RFC2680]. | For other considerations, refer to Section 3.7. [RFC2680]. | |||
4.8. Reporting the Metric | 4.8. Reporting the Metric | |||
Refer to Section 3.8. of [RFC2680]. | Refer to Section 3.8. of [RFC2680]. | |||
5. Loss Epsiode Proto-Metrics | 5. Loss Episode Proto-Metrics | |||
This section describes four generic proto-metric quantities | This section describes four generic proto-metric quantities | |||
associated with an arbitrary set of loss pairs. These are the Loss- | associated with an arbitrary set of loss pairs. These are the Loss- | |||
Pair-Counts, Bi-Packet-Loss-Ratio, Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Duration- | Pair-Counts, Bi-Packet-Loss-Ratio, Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Duration- | |||
Number, Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency-Number. Specific loss | Number, Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency-Number. Specific loss | |||
episode metrics can then be constructed when these proto metrics take | episode metrics can then be constructed when these proto metrics take | |||
as their input, sets of loss pairs samples generated by the Type-P- | as their input, sets of loss pairs samples generated by the Type-P- | |||
One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Stream and Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss- | One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Stream and Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss- | |||
Geometric Stream. The second of these is described in Section 4. It | Geometric Stream. The second of these is described in Section 4. It | |||
is not expected that these proto-metrics would be reported | is not expected that these proto-metrics would be reported | |||
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and destination address | and destination address | |||
6.3.3. Metric Units | 6.3.3. Metric Units | |||
A positive number. | A positive number. | |||
6.3.4. Metric Definition | 6.3.4. Metric Definition | |||
The result obtained by computing the Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency | The result obtained by computing the Bi-Packet-Loss-Episode-Frequency | |||
over a Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream sample with the | over a Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream sample with the | |||
metric parameters, then dividing he result by the launch spacing | metric parameters, then dividing the result by the launch spacing | |||
parameter d. | parameter d. | |||
6.3.5. Discussion | 6.3.5. Discussion | |||
Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream-Episode-Frequency | Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream-Episode-Frequency | |||
estimates the average frequency per unit time with which loss | estimates the average frequency per unit time with which loss | |||
episodes start (or finish). The frequency relative to the count of | episodes start (or finish). The frequency relative to the count of | |||
potential probe launches is obtained by multiplying the metric value | potential probe launches is obtained by multiplying the metric value | |||
by the packet launch spacing parameter d. | by the packet launch spacing parameter d. | |||
6.3.6. Methodologies | 6.3.6. Methodologies | |||
Refer toSection 4.6 | Refer to Section 4.6 | |||
6.3.7. Errors and Uncertainties | 6.3.7. Errors and Uncertainties | |||
Because Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream is sampled in | Because Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric-Stream is sampled in | |||
general (when the launch probability q <1) the metrics described in | general (when the launch probability q <1) the metrics described in | |||
this Section can be regarded as statistical estimators of the | this Section can be regarded as statistical estimators of the | |||
corresponding idealized version corresponding to q = 1. Estimation | corresponding idealized version corresponding to q = 1. Estimation | |||
variance as it applies to Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric- | variance as it applies to Type-P-One-way-Bi-Packet-Loss-Geometric- | |||
Stream-Episode-Frequency is described in [SBDR08]. | Stream-Episode-Frequency is described in [SBDR08]. | |||
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r = P(b|g)/(P(b|g) + P(g|b)) and m/d = 1/P(g|b). | r = P(b|g)/(P(b|g) + P(g|b)) and m/d = 1/P(g|b). | |||
These relationships can be inverted in order to recover the Gilbert | These relationships can be inverted in order to recover the Gilbert | |||
model parameters: | model parameters: | |||
P(g|b) = d/m and P(b|g)=d/m/(1/r - 1) | P(g|b) = d/m and P(b|g)=d/m/(1/r - 1) | |||
8. IPR Considerations | 8. IPR Considerations | |||
IPR disclosures concerning some of the material covered in this draft | An IPR disclosure concerning some of the material covered in this | |||
has been made to the IETF: see https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1009/ | draft has been made to the IETF: see | |||
, https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1010/ , and | https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1354/ | |||
https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1126/ | ||||
9. Security Considerations | 9. Security Considerations | |||
Conducting Internet measurements raises both security and privacy | Conducting Internet measurements raises both security and privacy | |||
concerns. This memo does not specify an implementation of the | concerns. This memo does not specify an implementation of the | |||
metrics, so it does not directly affect the security of the Internet | metrics, so it does not directly affect the security of the Internet | |||
nor of applications which run on the Internet. | nor of applications which run on the Internet. | |||
However,implementations of these metrics must be mindful of security | However,implementations of these metrics must be mindful of security | |||
and privacy concerns. | and privacy concerns. | |||
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artificially lowered. Therefore, the measurement methodologies | artificially lowered. Therefore, the measurement methodologies | |||
SHOULD include appropriate techniques to reduce the probability that | SHOULD include appropriate techniques to reduce the probability that | |||
measurement traffic can be distinguished from "normal" traffic. | measurement traffic can be distinguished from "normal" traffic. | |||
Authentication techniques, such as digital signatures, may be used | Authentication techniques, such as digital signatures, may be used | |||
where appropriate to guard against injected traffic attacks. The | where appropriate to guard against injected traffic attacks. The | |||
privacy concerns of network measurement are limited by the active | privacy concerns of network measurement are limited by the active | |||
measurements described in this memo: they involve no release of user | measurements described in this memo: they involve no release of user | |||
data. | data. | |||
10. IANA Considerations | 10. IANA Considerations | |||
11. Acknowledgements | 11. Acknowledgements | |||
12. References | 12. References | |||
12.1. Normative References | 12.1. Normative References | |||
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | ||||
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | ||||
[RFC2680] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S., and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way | [RFC2680] Almes, G., Kalidindi, S., and M. Zekauskas, "A One-way | |||
Packet Loss Metric for IPPM", RFC 2680, September 1999. | Packet Loss Metric for IPPM", RFC 2680, September 1999. | |||
[RFC3393] Demichelis, C. and P. Chimento, "IP Packet Delay Variation | [RFC3393] Demichelis, C. and P. Chimento, "IP Packet Delay Variation | |||
Metric for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)", RFC 3393, | Metric for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)", RFC 3393, | |||
November 2002. | November 2002. | |||
[RFC3432] Raisanen, V., Grotefeld, G., and A. Morton, "Network | ||||
performance measurement with periodic streams", RFC 3432, | ||||
November 2002. | ||||
[RFC3611] Friedman, T., Caceres, R., and A. Clark, "RTP Control | [RFC3611] Friedman, T., Caceres, R., and A. Clark, "RTP Control | |||
Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)", RFC 3611, | Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)", RFC 3611, | |||
November 2003. | November 2003. | |||
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | ||||
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | ||||
[RFC3432] Raisanen, V., Grotefeld, G., and A. Morton, "Network | ||||
performance measurement with periodic streams", RFC 3432, | ||||
November 2002. | ||||
12.2. Informative References | 12.2. Informative References | |||
[RFC2330] Paxson, V., Almes, G., Mahdavi, J., and M. Mathis, | [RFC2330] Paxson, V., Almes, G., Mahdavi, J., and M. Mathis, | |||
"Framework for IP Performance Metrics", RFC 2330, | "Framework for IP Performance Metrics", RFC 2330, | |||
May 1998. | May 1998. | |||
[RFC3357] Koodli, R. and R. Ravikanth, "One-way Loss Pattern Sample | [RFC3357] Koodli, R. and R. Ravikanth, "One-way Loss Pattern Sample | |||
Metrics", RFC 3357, August 2002. | Metrics", RFC 3357, August 2002. | |||
[SBDR08] IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 16(2): 307-320, "A | [SBDR08] IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 16(2): 307-320, "A | |||
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